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Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 in El Salvador

El Salvador: Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 was 0.3% in 2017. ▬ Flat

Latest (2017)
0.3%
Change on year
down 2.4%
World rank
18th
of 80 countries
All-time high
0.4%
in 2005
All-time low
0.3%
in 1996
Years of data
20
1991–2017

Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 in El Salvador, 1991–2017

00.10.20.30.41991200420171991: 0.332 % of employed population with low education in working age1995: 0.301 % of employed population with low education in working age1996: 0.288 % of employed population with low education in working age1998: 0.349 % of employed population with low education in working age1999: 0.319 % of employed population with low education in working age2000: 0.32 % of employed population with low education in working age2001: 0.301 % of employed population with low education in working age2002: 0.306 % of employed population with low education in working age2003: 0.318 % of employed population with low education in working age2004: 0.319 % of employed population with low education in working age2005: 0.356 % of employed population with low education in working age2006: 0.354 % of employed population with low education in working age2007: 0.354 % of employed population with low education in working age2008: 0.337 % of employed population with low education in working age2009: 0.313 % of employed population with low education in working age2012: 0.302 % of employed population with low education in working age2014: 0.312 % of employed population with low education in working age2015: 0.308 % of employed population with low education in working age2016: 0.328 % of employed population with low education in working age2017: 0.32 % of employed population with low education in working age

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of employed population with low education in working age.

Analysis

In 2017, excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 in El Salvador stood at 0.3%.

That represents a change of down 2.4% on the previous year and down 9.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 in El Salvador peaked at 0.4% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 1996.

El Salvador ranks 18th of 80 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 in El Salvador, year by year

Year % of employed population with low education in working age Change
1991 0.3% —
1995 0.3% -9.5%
1996 0.3% -4.2%
1998 0.3% +21.2%
1999 0.3% -8.6%
2000 0.3% +0.5%
2001 0.3% -5.9%
2002 0.3% +1.7%
2003 0.3% +3.8%
2004 0.3% +0.4%
2005 0.4% +11.6%
2006 0.4% -0.6%
2007 0.4% +0.0%
2008 0.3% -4.7%
2009 0.3% -7.3%
2012 0.3% -3.5%
2014 0.3% +3.2%
2015 0.3% -1.2%
2016 0.3% +6.4%
2017 0.3% -2.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 5
2000s 0.3% 0.3% 0.4% 10
2010s 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 5

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  4. 19 Mexico 0.3% compare
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  6. 21 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.3% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 in El Salvador?
Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 in El Salvador was 0.3% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 2005.
What is the lowest excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 1996.
How does El Salvador rank for excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64?
El Salvador ranks 18th out of 80 countries with data for 2017.
Is excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is down 9.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this El Salvador data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64, primary education and below (% of employed population with low education in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64, primary education and below (% of employed population with low education in working age)
Unit
% of employed population with low education in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
80 places, 1,109 data points, 1970–2021
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